Fantasy: The ancestor is too steady, Luo Hou blesses at the beginning
Chapter 5 - Double-Pupil Scan! Selecting Talented Disciples!

Chapter 5  Double-Pupil Scan! Selecting Talented Disciples!

Saint Demon Mountain is one of the top forces in the Great Ruins Ancient Luo Prefecture of the Yanhuang Realm. In the entire Ancient Luo Prefecture, only the Dao Miao Sect and the Xuan You Sect can stand on equal footing with Saint Demon Mountain.

And throughout the Great Ruins, Saint Demon Mountain is a force to be reckoned with. It is one of the nine super sects of the Great Ruins, officially ranked sixth!

The triannual recruitment ceremony is a grand event for Saint Demon Mountain. Likewise, it is a major event for the entire Ancient Luo Prefecture. Even ordinary people are familiar with the name “Saint Demon Mountain,” having heard it repeatedly from elders since childhood.

The reputation of Saint Demon Mountain is no worse than those so-called righteous immortal sects. There have been no rumors of them causing havoc locally, it’s probably just their cultivation philosophy that differs!

Therefore, even though the Ancient Luo Prefecture is vast, spanning tens of billions of li,

countless people still set out early for this recruitment ceremony.

Some even begin their journey three years in advance, enduring a three-year long trek just to cross several spatial teleportation gates and finally arrive at the gate of Saint Demon Mountain!

Chu Tian has served as the Palace Master for thirty years, participating in the recruitment ceremonies more than ten times. Each time, he merely kept a low profile and never truly accepted disciples.

Even when geniuses came because of his reputation, he ignored them. However, this time, Chu Tian decided to select a suitable successor for the Freedom Palace.

The Palace Masters of Freedom Palace have always been top-tier geniuses. This generation, under his hand, must not tarnish their reputation!

However, six days later, the recruitment ceremony proceeded as scheduled. Over a million people poured into Saint Demon Mountain to celebrate the month-long event!

Yet, when the ceremony concluded, Chu Tian still hadn’t found an ideal successor. Perhaps because he himself was too outstanding, ordinary geniuses simply couldn’t catch his attention.

The “ordinary” geniuses Chu Tian spoke of ended up fighting fiercely on the day of the recruitment ceremony for the position of Master!

The Rounian Palace Master and the Taiyin Palace Master clashed violently!

In the end, the Taiyin Palace Master narrowly won, luckily becoming the master of that “ordinary” genius and taking him into Taiyin Palace.

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Inside Freedom Palace, Chu Tian took a sip of the Demon Ancestor’s Holy Heart Herb, the rich fragrance of the Great Dao filled his mind sweetly. His sea of consciousness became clear and transparent, and he entered a state of total immersion.

His dantian churned, terrifying power circulated throughout his body, and tens of thousands of runes appeared around him, enveloping him. An anomaly appeared above Freedom Palace, the Great Dao resonating, celestial light flowing.

“Progress again. The current suppression of the heavens and earth is truly strong; even improving myself is difficult.”

It seemed that the world had entered an era of the end of the law. The Emperor Lords did not appear, the Saint Lords did not emerge; everything tended towards normalcy.

A Saint Lord-level expert predicted this was a sign of an approaching prosperous era, a prelude to a storm. When the next suppression of the Great Dao is lifted and the Way of all things revives, a glorious golden age will dawn.

“Great Palace Master, I plan to go out for a while, but I’m not sure how long yet.”

For Saint Demon Mountain, every Palace Master is crucial. Before leaving, Chu Tian had to report to the Great Palace Master, Duanmu Yan.

“Chu Tian, be careful in all matters. The Great Ruins have been uneasy recently…”

“Three days ago, a second-rate force in Ancient Luo Prefecture was destroyed by a mysterious demonic evil. You must act cautiously and call for aid from the mountain if in danger!”

The Great Palace Master’s voice echoed in his ears.

“Help!”

The voice of the Great Sect Leader reached his ears.

“Understood!”

Chu Tian nodded. This was also one of the reasons he liked Shengmo Mountain. Here, it was harmonious and reliable. Although sometimes a bit cautious, the disciples never backed down when facing difficulties. Shengmo Mountain was the reliance for everyone. It made people stand tall with confidence!

Chu Tian gazed into the void ahead.

Crack.

The space suddenly tore open, revealing a deep void. He didn’t like his whereabouts being known, so leaving through the void was the safest method. However, ordinary Tianyan Realm cultivators found it hard to stay long in the void.

The spatial forces in the void were terrifying, and even Saint-level experts would risk losing their way and encountering great danger if they lingered too long. At most, a Tianyan Realm cultivation level could only remain continuously in the void for twelve hours.

Three days later, above a vast Divine Burial Wasteland. The space shattered like a spiderweb, and a youth in white stepped out. The white-clothed youth was extraordinarily handsome, with an otherworldly aura, standing atop the high sky as if the entire world revolved around him.

Chu Tian looked down at the Divine Burial Wasteland below. A wild and violent aura like that of ancient beasts roared towards him. After traveling three days through the void, Chu Tian came out to get some fresh air, feeling a bit bored.

This time descending the mountain, he had no clear plan. He intended to visit the major cities of Ancient Luo State to find potential disciples for the future. The Divine Burial Wasteland was full of fierce beasts and rampant wildlife. Many talented youths from various clans liked to come here to train.

Chu Tian activated the system’s reward—the Double-Pupil Eye—and scanned a young man training in the wasteland. His sword-like brows raised slightly…

Name: Zhang Wufeng

Age: 69

Realm: Judan Realm, 9th level

Talent in cultivation: Mid-level Xuan grade

Chu Tian nodded with satisfaction.

With the Double-Pupil scanning ability, no matter who he faced in the future, he could see through their background clearly.

(The talent grades were divided as follows: Yellow grade, Xuan grade, Earth grade, Heaven grade, Dao grade, Saint grade, Emperor grade, Immortal grade.)

…

Chu Tian continued to use the Double-Pupil scanning, and the great Dao suddenly trembled. Above the Divine Burial Wasteland appeared a gigantic eye, soul-capturing and terrifyingly boundless.

“What is that…”

“An eye, an eye with no boundaries!”

“So huge! Which great being is spying on us?”

“Is it a Tianyan Realm great expert? I heard that such beings can pluck stars and moons, shaking the power of heaven and earth in anger.”

“A Tianyan Realm expert wouldn’t reach such a level, would they?”

Countless lone cultivators, clan youths, and sect geniuses stared up at the giant eye in shock. Some were so frightened they collapsed on the ground. That double pupil was simply too terrifying. They dared not look directly; just a glance caused blood tears to stream from their eyes. This was a huge gulf in realms!

…

Name: Li Mingfeng

Age: 99

Realm: Judan Realm, 3rd level

Talent: Mid-level Yellow grade

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Name: Luo Fan

Age: 133

Realm: Xuanfu Realm, 3rd level

Talent: Upper Xuan grade

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Chu Tian actually wanted to keep a low profile, but the Divine Burial Wasteland was vast, almost the size of Earth. Without using the Double-Pupil Divine Skill, it would be too time-consuming.

After a round of checking, he felt rather disappointed. There were no talents worthy of his attention. Even some who were famous locally and considered outstanding youths, to him they still seemed quite ordinary.

Even compared to his father Chu Yuan or his grandfather, they were far from their level. Chu Tian was somewhat lazy, he could train ordinary people into strong cultivators, but that required too much time, and he was unwilling to do so.

Finding a genius was both effortless and convenient—just throw a few Emperor Scripture books their way and let them cultivate on their own.

“Among Ancient Luo State, Shengmo Mountain, Dao Miao Sect, and Xuan You Sect are the strongest. Why don’t I go to Dao Miao and Xuan You to find disciples?”

Big sects had many talents, maybe there was a suitable candidate?

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